The Magnificent Lovers (Les Amants magnifiques) by Molière

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7067.html.images 104 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7067.epub3.images 122 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7067.epub.images 122 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7067.epub.noimages 89 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7067.kf8.images 302 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7067.kindle.images 291 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7067.txt.utf-8 81 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7067/pg7067-h.zip 120 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Molière, 1622-1673
Translator Wall, Charles Heron
Title The Magnificent Lovers (Les Amants magnifiques)
Credits E-text prepared by Delphine Lettau, Lee Chew Hung, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary "The Magnificent Lovers (Les Amants magnifiques)" by Molière is a theatrical play written during the late 17th century, a period marked by the flourishing of French classical theatre. This work, characterized as a comedic play, revolves around themes of love, rivalry, and the superficiality of courtly life. It reflects the customs of its time, particularly the grandeur expected in royal entertainments under Louis XIV's reign. The plot follows the love entanglements of the princess Eriphyle, who is courted by two rival princes, Iphicrates and Timocles, as well as a general named Sostratus. Caught between the affections of these suitors, the narrative unfolds with comedic misunderstandings and astrological musings expressed through the character of Anaxarchus, an astrologer. As the princes vie for Eriphyle's attention with extravagant displays, Sostratus harbors his own secret love for her but feels unworthy due to his lower social status. The play culminates in divine intervention when Eriphyle is led by the goddess Venus to choose Sostratus as her husband, illustrating the complexities of love amidst the expectations of wealth and status in a royal setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Courtship -- Drama
Subject French drama -- 17th century -- Translations into English
Subject Molière, 1622-1673 -- Translations into English
Category Text
EBook-No. 7067
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 7, 2009
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 111 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!